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Why is he even on the sideline

I hope he looks back and regrets

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Lotta penalties defense cmon #goducks

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Frank X. Shaw @fxshaw.com · 22/09/2026

given the overall levels of stress right now, I sure could use an easy peasy Oregon beatdown of USC from the go, no stress, just fun #goducks

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one is possibly an optimistic take katie

Frank X. Shaw @fxshaw.com · 21/09/2026

This is well worth the read -- what is power, who holds it, how does it get expressed, how does it evolve...or not.

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Frank X. Shaw @fxshaw.com · 17/09/2026

RIP Annie Dillard, a great writer I've turned to often, both for coaching on how to write, and on how to best live in the world. "How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives" she said; a reminder to be present and intentional. I will miss new words from her and cherish the old.

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Frank X. Shaw @fxshaw.com · 16/09/2026

i've got a diesel car and just filled up good lord 7 bucks and change per gallon.

Frank X. Shaw @fxshaw.com · 11/09/2026

been enough goat herding Barry

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Frank X. Shaw @fxshaw.com · 06/09/2026

well at least Michigan doesn't play Oregon next week (flashback to the App State/UO beatdowns).

Frank X. Shaw @fxshaw.com · 05/09/2026

Well at least I have the #goducks first game to look forward to!

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Frank X. Shaw @fxshaw.com · 03/09/2026

the cycling time of year where we choose to either get wet from outside or boil from the inside. :)

Frank X. Shaw @fxshaw.com · 28/08/2026

next on my TBR list!!!!

Frank X. Shaw @fxshaw.com · 26/08/2026

My German friends are not so sure...

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

After fifteen years of studying the anti-vax movement, I came to the conclusion that upholding legal requirements for vaccines for school entry is the single most important thing we can do. You cannot use facts to convince someone who did not employ facts to make their decision. So use the law.

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Frank X. Shaw @fxshaw.com · 19/08/2026

reading the book years ago that plot line made sense, now? Nah

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Frank X. Shaw @fxshaw.com · 08/08/2026

agree, then saw dart was a bit of a lunkhead, sort of lump him in the rodgers camp now!

this, exactly -- every time I see his name I unsubscribe or block and say "you invoked Carville"

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gotta say i get so much value from Maria. Subscribe, and also get the bird divination cards. :)

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Here we are Brian, even though we say it coming.

as a kid we went to the creek where there was a big ol nest and threw rocks at it until they all got pissed off and came for us, there were four boys, the youngest and slowest did not fare well and i don't think has forgiven us to this day.

don't let the door hit him on the way

Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/08/2026

let's see if "being a fan" equates to actual help I am betting the answer is no.

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I made dinner for my abuser a bunch of times. You have to play nice while you're planning your escape so you don't get dead. Max Miller is a textbook abuser.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

asking honestly, why does anyone care about what James Carville says.

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A good commissioner steps in now before every WNBA game becomes a rightwing performance space, like school board meetings were during peak CRT. You just have to throw the hammer down on this. Do not give them an inch.

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Frank X. Shaw @fxshaw.com · 01/08/2026

it's turtles all the way down!

Frank X. Shaw @fxshaw.com · 27/07/2026

and this is a problem? :)

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Frank X. Shaw @fxshaw.com · 26/07/2026

i am convinced that @nytimes.com cooking section inserts mistakes and mildly confusing directions in order to drive engagement in their comments, :) i will just say, that seemed like a lotta leeks going into the oven. cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/7843...

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Roast Chicken With Caramelized Zucchini And Leeks

Frank X. Shaw @fxshaw.com · 22/07/2026

it's been 15 years; sometimes now I have an ordinary dream and he's in it and I wake up smiling.

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Frank X. Shaw @fxshaw.com · 20/07/2026

i was on a flight one time with my toddler who cried the whole flight, I walked and bobbed and entertained I said sorry to everyone nope nope nope I incurred so much bad karma that I had a year of flights cancelled, struck by lightning etc.

Frank X. Shaw @fxshaw.com · 18/07/2026

Here is my controversial take after seeing "The Odyssey." It was fun! Great acting! Didn't feel long! (could have used with about four fewer trailers). Accidentally got seats in one of those immersive theaters that shake and blow wind, not sure about that part. :) Life is short, have fun.

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Frank X. Shaw @fxshaw.com · 17/07/2026

Inspiration for this post comes from @alixeharrow.bsky.social and "The Everlasting" and @rangedtouch.bsky.social for their Shelved by Genre ep 4 of The Two Towers. www.linkedin.com/pulse/tgif-5...

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TGIF #562

Each week I send an email to my team at Microsoft, titled "TGIF." Here is the one I sent July 17.

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Frank X. Shaw @fxshaw.com · 17/07/2026

not family IRL but supportive still.

Frank X. Shaw @fxshaw.com · 06/07/2026

ever green post i told you so